Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar

The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the market in...

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Main Authors: Impavido, Gregorio, Rocha, Roberto
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6691780/competition-performance-hungarian-second-pillar
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spelling okr-10986-83312021-04-23T14:02:40Z Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar Impavido, Gregorio Rocha, Roberto ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ASSETS BENCHMARK BONDS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS DEBT DISCLOSURE DISCLOSURE RULES DOMESTIC INVESTMENT EQUITY MARKETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL POLICY FIXED INCOME GDP GOVERNMENT BALANCE GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROSS NATIONAL SAVINGS INDEXATION INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INVENTORIES INVESTMENT REGULATION INVESTMENT RETURN LIQUIDITY MERGERS MUTUAL FUND MUTUAL FUND SHARES NOMINAL INTEREST RATES PAYOUT PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION REFORM PENSION SYSTEMS PER CAPITA INCOME PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION PORTFOLIOS PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE PENSION PROFIT MOTIVE PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC SECTOR RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REAL INTEREST RATES REAL RATE OF RETURN REAL RATES OF INTEREST REAL WAGE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RISK PREMIUM SECURITIES T-BILLS TRANSPARENCY TRUSTS VALUATION WAGES The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the market in terms of costs, and a less than aggressive commitment on the part of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority to a low-cost, transparent, and competitive equilibrium. In the accumulation phase, the authorities would need to further promote transparency and comparability of information on costs and investment performance, facilitate migration to lower cost funds, and more generally promote competition. The regulatory framework of the payout phase needs to be overhauled before the first cohort of workers retires. 2012-06-18T19:49:24Z 2012-06-18T19:49:24Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6691780/competition-performance-hungarian-second-pillar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8331 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3876 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Hungary
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topic ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
ASSETS
BENCHMARK
BONDS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
DEBT
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE RULES
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
EQUITY MARKETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED INCOME
GDP
GOVERNMENT BALANCE
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GROSS NATIONAL SAVINGS
INDEXATION
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION RATES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INVENTORIES
INVESTMENT REGULATION
INVESTMENT RETURN
LIQUIDITY
MERGERS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUND SHARES
NOMINAL INTEREST RATES
PAYOUT
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE PENSION
PROFIT MOTIVE
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SECTOR
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
REAL INTEREST RATES
REAL RATE OF RETURN
REAL RATES OF INTEREST
REAL WAGE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK PREMIUM
SECURITIES
T-BILLS
TRANSPARENCY
TRUSTS
VALUATION
WAGES
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
ASSETS
BENCHMARK
BONDS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
DEBT
DISCLOSURE
DISCLOSURE RULES
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
EQUITY MARKETS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL ADJUSTMENT
FISCAL DEFICIT
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED INCOME
GDP
GOVERNMENT BALANCE
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GROSS NATIONAL SAVINGS
INDEXATION
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION RATES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INVENTORIES
INVESTMENT REGULATION
INVESTMENT RETURN
LIQUIDITY
MERGERS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUND SHARES
NOMINAL INTEREST RATES
PAYOUT
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE PENSION
PROFIT MOTIVE
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SECTOR
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
REAL INTEREST RATES
REAL RATE OF RETURN
REAL RATES OF INTEREST
REAL WAGE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK PREMIUM
SECURITIES
T-BILLS
TRANSPARENCY
TRUSTS
VALUATION
WAGES
Impavido, Gregorio
Rocha, Roberto
Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Hungary
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3876
description The performance of the Hungarian second pillar since inception has been mixed. This is partly due to a less than satisfactory support for the 1997 pension reform, conservative fund portfolio distributions, the hybrid nature of the mandatory pension fund system, the segmented nature of the market in terms of costs, and a less than aggressive commitment on the part of the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority to a low-cost, transparent, and competitive equilibrium. In the accumulation phase, the authorities would need to further promote transparency and comparability of information on costs and investment performance, facilitate migration to lower cost funds, and more generally promote competition. The regulatory framework of the payout phase needs to be overhauled before the first cohort of workers retires.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Impavido, Gregorio
Rocha, Roberto
author_facet Impavido, Gregorio
Rocha, Roberto
author_sort Impavido, Gregorio
title Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
title_short Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
title_full Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
title_fullStr Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
title_full_unstemmed Competition and Performance in the Hungarian Second Pillar
title_sort competition and performance in the hungarian second pillar
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6691780/competition-performance-hungarian-second-pillar
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8331
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